CVE-2023-52672

Denial of service via premature pipe resize wakeup

Published May 17, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

Denial of service in Linux kernel 5.8 through 6.7.2 allows local users to indefinitely block writes to resized full pipes. The pipe ring resize path wakes pipe->wr_wait before increasing pipe->max_usage, so a writer observes the pipe as full and sleeps again with no later wakeup. Triggering the hang requires low-privileged local access, a full pipe, and a concurrent resize; the blocked writer remains stuck.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Linux kernel 5.8 through 6.7.2 allows local users to indefinitely block writes to resized full pipes. The pipe ring resize path wakes pipe->wr_wait before increasing pipe->max_usage, so a writer observes the pipe as full and sleeps again with no later wakeup. Triggering the hang requires low-privileged local access, a full pipe, and a concurrent resize; the blocked writer remains stuck.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52672
Published
May 17, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.8
  2. Affected versionversion=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <162ae0e78bdabf84ef10c1293c4ed7865cb7d3c8
  3. Affected versionversion=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <3efbd114b91525bb095b8ae046382197d92126b9
  4. Affected versionversion=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <68e51bdb1194f11d3452525b99c98aff6f837b24
  5. Affected versionversion=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <6fb70694f8d1ac34e45246b0ac988f025e1e5b55
  6. Affected versionversion=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <b87a1229d8668fbc78ebd9ca0fc797a76001c60f
  7. Affected versionversion=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <e95aada4cb93d42e25c30a0ef9eb2923d9711d4a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=5.8; version=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <162ae0e78bdabf84ef10c1293c4ed7865cb7d3c8; version=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <3efbd114b91525bb095b8ae046382197d92126b9; version=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <68e51bdb1194f11d3452525b99c98aff6f837b24; version=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <6fb70694f8d1ac34e45246b0ac988f025e1e5b55; version=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <b87a1229d8668fbc78ebd9ca0fc797a76001c60f; version=c73be61cede5882f9605a852414db559c0ebedfd <e95aada4cb93d42e25c30a0ef9eb2923d9711d4a
The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=5.8; version=c73be61cede5 <162ae0e78bda; version=c73be61cede5 <3efbd114b915; version=c73be61cede5 <68e51bdb1194; version=c73be61cede5 <6fb70694f8d1; version=c73be61cede5 <b87a1229d866; version=c73be61cede5 <e95aada4cb93

Published CVSS scores

7.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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